At the age of 38, John Atencio received international recognition for his unique jewelry designs. He was invited to become a member of the American Jewelry Design Council. Not long after that, John Atencio became the recipient of three DeBeers Diamonds of Distinction Awards. Later, Colorado State University awarded to this well-recognized jeweler a much-deserved honorarium.

18k Gold Amethyst Pendant

At one time, John Atencio received money from Colorado State University. At one time, the name John Atencio had appeared among the list of students at Colorado State University. John Atencio had attended a number of business classes at the University. He had also received artistic training at Colorado State University.

Like other men from Colorado, John Atencio had both a love for art and a passion for business. John Atencio was born in Denver in the year 1950. As a University student, John Atencio showed the instructors in his business classes that he had the mind of an entrepreneur. At the same time, he showed his art teachers that he had amazing creative powers.

John Atencio Pearl Earrings

After graduating from Colorado State University, John Atencio opened a store in Fort Collins, Colorado. Starting in 1976, the residents of Fort Collins had an opportunity to purchase some of the distinctive John Atencio jewelry. Today, one can find a number of Fort Collins’ residents wearing a boldly colored and geometrically appealing piece of John Atencio jewelry.

John Atencio had the business skill that was needed to insure the success of his early business venture. John Atencio understood how a beautiful piece of jewelry can help to enrich the life of the person who wears it. Relying on his understanding of that fact, John Atencio had established a business that would, for many years, provide Colorado residents with magnificent pieces of jewelry.

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Necklaces can run the range from the most elegant to the most annoying and somewhere in between there is the range of sports necklaces that people will wear to show their support for their team. Sometimes they wear their sports necklaces all the time and sometimes they only wear them at game time but whatever the preference there is no denying the fan and his team’s colors on a necklace. Here is a look at the different types of necklaces out there and what they have to offer the average fan in entertainment value and a sense of team pride.

Baseball Theme Pendant

Look around while you are attending any sports event and you will inevitably see people wearing their team’s colors and logo around their neck. Sports necklaces are becoming more and more popular and there is a wide variety of sports necklaces that people prefer to wear and a variety of occasions that they choose to wear them at. Sports necklaces that commemorate a great team victory, usually a championship, are becoming very popular and these can run from practical pendants worn on nice necklaces all the way up to the loud and brash blinking necklaces that you see in bars and on television.

Gold Basketball Jewelry

Usually when a sports team wins a championship their fans will opt to find something practical to wear to signify their support for their team and their pride at winning a championship. This is where a well crafted pendant comes in to play as it is displayed from a practical chain around the fan’s neck. Whether male or female it doesn’t matter, there are versions of these commemorative necklaces for everyone to wear and you can choose to wear it for the foreseeable future or you can wear it only during the team’s season. The choice is yours but a practical and appropriate commemorative necklace and pendant is something any sports fan can use to display their team pride.

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